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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks plunged anew on Thursday in another trading session with big swings, as equities remained in a tug-of-war with bond yields, volatility remained high, and investors failed to see a bottom of the market ahead.

About one in four working Americans worry about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence. Americans who say AI will result in net job loss expect the construction and manufacturing industries to be hardest hit.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers were expected to vote on Thursday on a two-year budget deal that would avert another government shutdown but add $300 billion to the federal deficit and leave the thorny issue of immigration unresolved.

Homeowners soon will be able to count income they earn from Airbnb Inc. rentals on applications for refinance loans. The post Gig Economy Grows Up as Lenders Allow Airbnb Income on Mortgage Applications appeared first on Real Estate News &amp; Insights | realtor.com® .

Data for all four quarters of 2017 show housing affordability remaining essentially flat throughout the year, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). In all, 59.6 percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of October and end of December were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $68,000.... Read More &#8250;

The DOL reported : In the week ending February 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000 , a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 230,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,500, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 234,500. This is the lowest level for this average since March 10, 1973 when it was 222,000. Claims taking procedures in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands have still not returned to normal . emphasis added The previous week was unrevised. The following graph shows the 4-week moving average of weekly claims since 1971. Click on graph for larger image. The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The four-week average of weekly unemployment claims decreased to 224,500. This is the lowest level for the 4-average since 1973. This was lower than the consensus forecast. The low level of claims suggest relatively few layoffs.

Bank policymakers voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% at their latest meeting. However, they said rates would need to rise "earlier" and by a "somewhat greater extent" than they thought at their last review in November. Economists think the next rate rise could come as soon as May. The value of the pound jumped by about 1% against both the dollar and the euro in reaction to the Bank's comments.

The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on how the agency can best achieve meaningful burden reduction or other improvement in the processes it uses to enforce federal consumer financial law while continuing to meet the CFPB&#8217;s statutory objectives and ensuring a fair and transparent process. Comments on the RFI must... Continue Reading

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to continue removing policy accommodation gradually and could hike rates three times this year, Dallas Fed President Robert S. Kaplan told a business conference in Frankfurt on Thursday.

Bloomberg Jump in US Yields May Not Lure Foreign Cash, and Here&#39;s Why Bloomberg Treasuries are offering the highest yields in four years -- and a multiple of those in Japanese and European bond markets. But don&#39;t expect foreign buyers to be breaking down the doors to U.S. debt auctions. The problem is that overseas buyers are ... and more&nbsp;&raquo;

Bloomberg Fed&#39;s Kaplan Says Market Volatility &#39;May Be a Healthy Thing&#39; Bloomberg &quot;I&#39;ll be watching carefully to make sure it doesn&#39;t transmit to tighter financial conditions,&quot; Kaplan says. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said the recent financial market upheavals may actually be beneficial and he doesn&#39;t ... and more&nbsp;&raquo;

US Threatens to Dump Lenders From Veterans Mortgage Program Bloomberg Nine lenders have been warned by the U.S. that they will be kicked out of a top mortgage program within months unless they find ways to stop costly rapid refinances of veterans&#39; loans. The warnings stem from a probe by Ginnie Mae, a government-owned ...

LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets remained on shaky ground on Thursday as U.S. bond yields crept back toward four-year highs after congressional leaders reached a two-year budget deal to raise government spending by almost $300 billion.

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